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BL
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949366
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b703736
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| Main Entry
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Scudder, Thayer.
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| Title & Author
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Global threats, global futures : : living with declining living standards /\ Thayer Scudder.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar Pub.,, 2010.
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1 online resource (vii, 292 pages) :: color illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1848448473
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: 184844849X
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: 1849805571
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: 9781848448476
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: 9781848448490
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: 9781849805575
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9781848448476
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9781848448490
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-275) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The threat of global poverty; 2. The threat of fundamentalism; 3. The threat of environmental degradation; 4. United States; 5. People's Republic of China; 6. Zambia; 7. Transforming global societies; References; Index.
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Global threats can be expected to cause a global environmental crisis and declining living standards for most people. This title analyzes such threats as: poverty, cultural, economic, political and religious fundamentalism, consumption, population increase and degradation of the global ecosystem.
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Cost and standard of living-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Cost and standard of living.
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Economic development.
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Globalization-- Economic aspects.
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Globalization-- Social aspects.
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Poverty.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Economics-- Macroeconomics.
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Cost and standard of living.
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Economic development.
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Globalization-- Economic aspects.
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Globalization-- Social aspects.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Economic Conditions.
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Poverty.
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| Dewey Classification
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339.42
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HD6978.S38 2010eb
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